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Place: Site/Situation Why places and
people are where they are: Environment/Ecumene!
Where… How their location affects other places: Diffusion!
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Contemplate don’t write but what exactly is it?
A way of thinking spatially about what our world is = Take any social, environmental, or physical question
or problem and ask yourself whether there is a spatial aspect to it. Chances are that space and place play a
role in the explanation and distribution of that question.
☼ Why do there always seem to be been so many wars in Africa?
☼ Why is corn such an important part of a traditional Mexican diet?
☼ Why are some beers known as India Pale Ales?
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Absolute is a measure of latitude/longitude; a specific mathematical locationRelative is a description using the nearby surroundings or unique features of the location; it’s situation in relations to others
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displays a degree of uniformity / differentiates areas
basic unit of study for the geographer
Thing we identify is called a phenomenon
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…are areas that have some degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomena.
activity or cultural trait like corn production, bible belt
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…are legally bound or defined by something they share.
Formal Education systems in Switzerland
A country, state, city or region
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…are defined by a set of activities or interactions that occur within it.
Newspaper, baseball team, or an airportA city and its suburbs
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Vernacular regions (common term)A perception of an area using
environment, culture, ideology…like a stereotype
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Regions exist within a vertical order, and one place can be part of several regions simultaneously.
Austin
Texas
The United States
World Realms
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Landscape is the material character of a place / natural habitat.
Aspects introduced by humans is “built environment” or “cultural landscape”
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Every place is unique. Imagine where you lived as a child. What made that special? Sensory Architecture Symbolic
Cultural and Built Landscape show us the human impact and provides evidence of 2 theories of human and environment interaction
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What kinds of cultural values are reflected in each of these American houses?
Gated community?
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Where are we? What values are reflected in each? What relation to physical environment?
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Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
Timber House, Switzerland
Yurt on Mongolian Steppe Suburban Home, Chicago
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The result of the natural environment and all of the changes to it as a result of a particular culture. (Carl Sauer) Environmental Determinism: environment is
primary determinant of culture. Possibilism: humans are primary determinant of
culture.
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Is it we who impact the environment or is it Is it we who impact the environment or is it the environment that impacts us????the environment that impacts us????
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N.Y.C.
Environmentally Determinism or Possibilism?
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What about Bali,
Indonesia?
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As you view each of the slides, ask yourself these questions:
Who wins the fight woman/man or nature?
Why? Can woman/man conquer all
environments? Does the environment determine
our destiny?
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